locum tenens

locum tenens

 [lo´kum ten´ens]

a physician who temporarily takes the place of another.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

lo·cum ten·ant

(lō'kŭm ten'ănt),

A temporary substitution of one physician by another.

Synonym(s): locum tenens

[partial anglicization of locum tenens]

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locum tenens

(lō′kəm′ tē′nĕnz′, tĕn′ənz)

n. pl. locum tenentes (tə-nĕn′tēz)

A person, especially a physician or cleric, who substitutes temporarily for another.

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locum tenens

A term for either

1. A person or professional filling another's place for a defined temporary period of time, usually for vacation coverage or.

2. The position being covered; LT physicians or 'locums' usually have the same qualifications as the person for whom they are covering (he said petulantly).

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

locum tenens

A person, especially a doctor, who substitutes for another for a period of days, weeks or months. The term is usually abbreviated to ‘locum’. The phrase is Latin for holding a place.

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